** ADVANCE JUNE 10-11 FILE ** Nobel laureate Ernest Hemingway is shown at his typewriter as he works on "For Whom the Bell Tolls" at Sun Valley lodge, Idaho, in 1939. Hemingway arrived at this recently opened Sun Valley Resort in 1939 as one of a string of celebrities invited there in hopes of attracting more tourists. Nearly 70 years later _ and 45 years after the Nobel Prize winner's death in this central Idaho mountain town _ the resort area is still cashing in. (AP Photo, File)

Show & Tell Part 1

** ADVANCE JUNE 10-11 FILE ** Nobel laureate Ernest Hemingway is shown at his typewriter as he works on "For Whom the Bell Tolls" at Sun Valley lodge, Idaho, in 1939. Hemingway arrived at this recently opened Sun Valley Resort in 1939 as one of a string of celebrities invited there in hopes of attracting more tourists. Nearly 70 years later _ and 45 years after the Nobel Prize winner's death in this central Idaho mountain town _ the resort area is still cashing in. (AP Photo, File)

With next month’s highly anticipated opening of the 2012 William Bernoudy Ladue News Show House, some of St. Louis’ best designers are busy getting ready for their big reveal. Over the next few weeks, you’ll get to know them a little better with LN’s Show and Tell.

DAVID DEATHERAGE, CENTURY DESIGN LTD.

LN: What’s the most prized possession in your home?

DD: One of my favorites is a 1939 Lucite side chair designed by Lorin Jackson as part of her Glassic collection. It’s high-style glamour and while I like function with form, it’s the one piece I really don’t care for people to sit on. They can sit elsewhere and look at it.

LN: Which iconic designer best represents your own aesthetic?

DD: Samuel Marx is an inspiration. His designs were decorative but in a restrained and elegant manner with a large dose of luxe. His brand of modernism was not of plywood or fiberglass, but lacquer and parchment and the occasional use of Lucite. (1)

LN: What’s your favorite architectural style?

DD: International. I’m a modernist at heart. (2)

LN: Most beautiful building in St. Louis?

DD: The Park Plaza is such an iconic St. Louis structure. I would have loved to have experienced the Tony Duquette-designed rooms there in the 1940s.

LN: If you could decorate any type of home, which would it be?

DD: A Georgian townhouse in London. I love modern furniture in a neoclassical background. (3)

LN: What should no home be without?

DD: Love—and an Hermes blanket (4)

VICKI DRESTE, VICTORIA DRESTE DESIGNS

LN: Best advice you’ve ever received?

VD: Ernest Hemingway said, Write drunk, edit sober. You don’t have to take it literally to make it work. Go for it, create, and then edit. (5)

LN: Which iconic designer best represents your own aesthetic?

VD: Tricia Guild. I love her use of color and her sense of style. (6)

LN: What should no home be without?

VD: Good lighting (7)

LN: Favorite architectural style?

VD: Belle Époque.

LN: Most beautiful building in St. Louis? VD:

The Saint Louis Art Museum (8)

LN: Five things can’t you live without?

VD: My iPhone, family and friends, iced tea with lemonade, my Jeep and city life—in no particular order

LN: What’s a perfect St. Louis night out?

VD: Spending the evening outdoors at Café Eau at The Chase

LN:What was the last book you read?

VD: A current favorite is Rules of Civility.

LN: When do you feel most inspired?

VD: Early mornings are a great time for inspiration. Traveling—just getting away—also is great for inspiration.